Scholarships give strength to poor new students
Some 100 new undergraduate students with difficult backgrounds in central Thua Thien-Hue province were presented scholarships at an event titled “Tiep suc den truong” (Give strength to students) on August 28.
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The scholarships were worth a total VND727 million (US$32,000) this year, ranging from VND7 – 10 million (US$308 – 404) each, said acting editor-in-chief of Tuoi Tre Newspaper Le The Chu, adding that they were donated by individuals and the province’s Association for Promoting Education.
Launched 15 years ago, the programme has given scholarships, worth VND75 billion (US$3.3 million), to more than 15,000 new undergraduate students under difficult circumstances nationwide.
Meanwhile, scholarships were also awarded to 450 poor students who face hardships to pursuing education in central Quang Ngai province on the same day.
The students from the districts of Duc Pho, Mo Duc, Tu Nghia, Nghia Hanh, Son Tinh, and Binh Son, and Quang Ngai city were given VND500,000 each by the provincial Fund for Children and Zhishan Foundation Taiwan.
